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Gex substrates have been known to deteriorate within 6 months or so.
I believe many of us hobbyists swear by the name of various brands once we reach a stage whereby newly started tanks stabilizes. However, some takes a longer time to stabilize their tank than others. Being green myself, I have met many sudden deaths in my shrimp tank.
Hence, here I am asking all hobbyist out there on the products they use to stabilize their tanks, facilitate successful water changes, etc. To begin, I personally begin my tank using GEX substrates, both the large and small sized ones. My waters used for WC are de-chlorinated using 'Tetra Aquasafe'. Basically are all brands of chlorine removers shrimp-safe?
In the market there are various brands like mosura and borneo wild, with products aiming to reiterate quality water for shrimps. Please share what kind of products you guys use, and were the outcomes as stipulated?
Gex substrates have been known to deteriorate within 6 months or so.
What should I do if the substrate deteriorate?
You either top up or replace.
This is the opportunity for hobbbyist to change their soil if they are experimenting with certain brands.
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Yah that is the best option, no point adding this and that to the water, in the end you will most likely change the substrate too.
Top up with shrimps inside? Will it cause a spike in ammonia?
Need to gradually add. If not the parameter spike also will kill the shrimps.
Oh. How is it usually done to prevent deaths? Any recommend ways?
It will be great if experienced shrimpsters share their most shrimp-friendly dechlorinator and what to avoid. I think the one I'm using now is not too shrimp friendly.
xuan87, what brand are you using?
Everybody has their own preferences. No one solution for all. If you look around enough in the forums you should be able to piece together what you need.Originally Posted by xuan87
Maybe you can start the ball rolling.
Alittle high jack on this topic but quite relavent to topic. thanks Oakleyleo.
I did my new tank 1X1 foot cube, water-cycle for 2 wks with 2 corny and 2 guppies. (Intended this tank for shrimps.)
Currently the water perimeter is 6.4pH, 0ppm Ammonia, 0ppm Nitrite, 5ppm Nitrate.
izzit safe for shrimps? futhermore my glass starting to get greenie, any gd "cleaner other than ramshorn snail (cause they chew up my duckweeds..)
yes its safe as long as ammonia and nitrite is 0 or close to zero.
I have been using PetFran ultimate coat on my shrimps for more than half a year, seems all are fine.
I think the only conditioner indicated safe for shrimp is mosura's Shizhen.
You might want to consider nerite snails? They won't breed in freshwater.
JBL also have a conditioner formulated for shrimps.Personally, i am still with Seachem Prime for its fast and efficient rate of binding the chemicals...
Are we able to use those bottled mineral drinking water for water change or topping up? eg; new water?
Shouldn't be any issue with doing water changes or top ups with bottled mineral water... other than its rather costly to do so, compared to just using treated tap water.
For sensitive fishes or shrimps, people use distilled/RO water instead, then they separately add specific minerals and buffers to control the water conditions.
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